The First Annual Dark Horse Derby Challenge

[Wrestleknownothing]

I know. How can it be annual if it is the first? But here we are.

Rules:

• Pick one wrestler at each weight with a seed between 17 and 33.
• Tournament scoring. 1 point for a champ bracket win, 1/2 point for a consol win, etc.
• The person whose "team" scores the most is the winner.

Tiebreakers:

1. Score of lowest seeded wrestler in the two teams combined. (if Team A picks all 17 seeds and Team B picks all 18 seeds, Team B wins automatically).
2. The wrestler with the highest percentage of their college team's points. (if Team A has a wrestler from Little Rock who scores LR's only points of the tournament, and Team B has a wrestler from Campbell who scores half of Campbell's points for the tournament, Team A wins).

Submit your entries here and I will track. Feel free to change as many times as you like up until Wednesday night. As @ionel knows, I may or may not notice.

Awards for the top three, no, four teams. Screw you NCAA, you penny-pinching bastards. Oh, and please ignore that prior sentence, and thanks for continuing to sponsor wrestling. 

[Wrestleknownothing]

I will also post some analysis of the brackets here to help with your picks. Stay tuned. I have to do a pitch first.

[jajensen09]

  On 3/14/2024 at 1:49 PM, Wrestleknownothing said:

I know. How can it be annual if it is the first? But here we are.

Rules:

• Pick one wrestler at each weight with a seed between 17 and 33.
• Tournament scoring. 1 point for a champ bracket win, 1/2 point for a consol win, etc.
• The person whose "team" scores the most is the winner.

Tiebreakers:

1. Score of lowest seeded wrestler in the two teams combined. (if Team A picks all 17 seeds and Team B picks all 18 seeds, Team B wins automatically).
2. The wrestler with the highest percentage of their college team's points. (if Team A has a wrestler from Little Rock who scores LR's only points of the tournament, and Team B has a wrestler from Campbell who scores half of Campbell's points for the tournament, Team A wins).

Submit your entries here and I will track. Feel free to change as many times as you like up until Wednesday night. As @ionel knows, I may or may not notice.

Awards for the top three, no, four teams. Screw you NCAA, you penny-pinching bastards. Oh, and please ignore that prior sentence, and thanks for continuing to sponsor wrestling. 

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Interested!

[TylerDurden]

Here goes nothing. Also, I get bonus points for being the first entry, yes? 

125 | 18 DeAugustino

133 | 24 Chlebove

141 | 23 Fongaro

149 | 20 Williams

157 | 18 Zerban

165 | 21 Fish

174 | 22 Mocco

184 | 18 Rogotzke

197 | 21 Stout

285 | 26 Catka

Edited March 14, 2024 by TylerDurden
Bonus points

[Bigbrog]

  On 3/14/2024 at 1:49 PM, Wrestleknownothing said:

I know. How can it be annual if it is the first? But here we are.

Rules:

• Pick one wrestler at each weight with a seed between 17 and 33.
• Tournament scoring. 1 point for a champ bracket win, 1/2 point for a consol win, etc.
• The person whose "team" scores the most is the winner.

Tiebreakers:

1. Score of lowest seeded wrestler in the two teams combined. (if Team A picks all 17 seeds and Team B picks all 18 seeds, Team B wins automatically).
2. The wrestler with the highest percentage of their college team's points. (if Team A has a wrestler from Little Rock who scores LR's only points of the tournament, and Team B has a wrestler from Campbell who scores half of Campbell's points for the tournament, Team A wins).

Submit your entries here and I will track. Feel free to change as many times as you like up until Wednesday night. As @ionel knows, I may or may not notice.

Awards for the top three, no, four teams. Screw you NCAA, you penny-pinching bastards. Oh, and please ignore that prior sentence, and thanks for continuing to sponsor wrestling. 

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I'll play!

[Tigerfan]

125 Strickenberger

133 Kade Moore

141 Josh Edmond

149 Jordan Williams

157 Brock Mauller

165 Thomsen UNI

174 Peyton Mocco

184 Rogotzke

197 Wyatt Voelker

285 Bradley Hill

[Gambatte]

125 | #17 B Ungar (Cornell)

133 | #24 J Chelbove (ASU)

141 | #18 C Matthews (Pitt)

149 | #26 J Abas (Stanford)

157 | #20 M Brignola (Lehigh)

165 | #19 G Filipowicz (Army)

174 | #26 B Baker (Cornell)

184 | #16 N Dugan (Princeton)

197 | #16 L Stout (Princeton)

285 | #15 L Fernandez (Cornell)

[Gambatte]

Delete

[Wrestleknownothing]

  On 3/14/2024 at 2:27 PM, TylerDurden said:

Here goes nothing. Also, I get bonus points for being the first entry, yes? 

125 | 18 DeAugustino

133 | 24 Chlebove

141 | 23 Fongaro

149 | 20 Williams

157 | 18 Zerban

165 | 21 Fish

174 | 22 Mocco

184 | 18 Rogotzke

197 | 21 Stout

285 | 26 Catka

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Your early bird status will definitely count for something (TBD). Thanks for kicking us off.

[Wrestleknownothing]

[Wrestleknownothing]

 

Edited March 14, 2024 by Wrestleknownothing

[500 wrestler]

125 | Stevo Poulin

133 | Kade Moore

141 | Cole Matthews

149 | Graham Rooks

157 | Chase Saldate

165 | Caleb Fish

174 | Peyton Mocco

184 | Ryder Rogotzke

197 | Luke Surber

285 | Dayton Pitzer

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[bnwtwg]

@Wrestleknownothing maybe create a pickem with an Intermat password and we could use this as the discussion grounds?

125 #20 Poulin

133 #22 Zaccone

141 #18 Matthews

149 #20 Williams

157 #17 Mauller

165 #17 Lillard

174 #22 Mocco

184 #18 Rogotzke

197 #27 Surber

285 #21 Pitzer

[Elevator]

125 Max Gallagher (27)

133 Colaiocco (28)

141 Composto (22)

149 Swisher (30)

157 Brignola (20)

165 Fish (21)

174 Starocci (19)

174 Mocco (22)

184 Conway (19)

197 Mac Stout (21)

285 Pitzer (21)

[charmon55]

125: # 18 M. Deaugustino

133: #23 M. Yarbrough

141: #18 C. Matthews

149: #20 J. Williams 

157: #24 C. Saldate

165: #26 D. Baker

174: #25 B. Thompson

184: #18 Ryder Rogotzke

197: #22 G. Joles

285: #19 D. Crosby

[lightweight]

  On 3/14/2024 at 5:04 PM, Elevator said:

125 Max Gallagher (27)

133 Colaiocco (28)

141 Composto (22)

149 Swisher (30)

157 Brignola (20)

165 Fish (21)

174 Starocci (19)

174 Mocco (22)

184 Conway (19)

197 Mac Stout (21)

285 Pitzer (21)

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Isn't Starocci the 9 seed, not 19?  

[Wrestleknownothing]

  On 3/14/2024 at 5:02 PM, bnwtwg said:

@Wrestleknownothing maybe create a pickem with an Intermat password and we could use this as the discussion grounds?

125 #20 Poulin

133 #22 Zaccone

141 #18 Matthews

149 #20 Williams

157 #17 Mauller

165 #17 Lillard

174 #22 Mocco

184 #18 Rogotzke

197 #27 Surber

285 #21 Pitzer

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? Do tell.

[TylerDurden]

  On 3/14/2024 at 5:04 PM, Elevator said:

125 Max Gallagher (27)

133 Colaiocco (28)

141 Composto (22)

149 Swisher (30)

157 Brignola (20)

165 Fish (21)

174 Starocci (19)

174 Mocco (22)

184 Conway (19)

197 Mac Stout (21)

285 Pitzer (21)

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Sneaky, sneaky

[ionel]

As said previously I'd have preferred (so maybe for next year) a simple pick 5 in ranked order, could have multiple for a single weight, weight the points by seed for example if pick the 33 seed then points are 33/17 * 1.0 or 0.5 front of backside bracket or 17 seed 17/17 * 1.0 or 0.5.  Also thus no tie break criteria needed.   We don't have a personal "dark horse" at every weight but might have more than one at some weights and we have some more likely than others.   

But since you didn't, I'm going to play the long odds:

That's right just put me down for 17 (red or black, orange or blue) on all ten rolls of the wheel.  If any brackets re-seeded I'm still going with 17.  

And also if they re-seed the bracket don't be telling me you missed my update its:  17!

Edited March 14, 2024 by ionel

[bnwtwg]

  On 3/14/2024 at 5:54 PM, Wrestleknownothing said:

? Do tell.

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I just meant create a bracket and make the password something everyone knows like "Cinnabon_rules1!" 

[Wrestleknownothing]

  On 3/14/2024 at 6:02 PM, ionel said:

As said previously I'd have preferred (so maybe for next year) a simple pick 5 in ranked order, could have multiple for a single weight, weight the points by seed for example if pick the 33 seed then points are 33/17 * 1.0 or 0.5 front of backside bracket or 17 seed 17/17 * 1.0 or 0.5.  Also thus no tie break criteria needed.   We don't have a personal "dark horse" at every weight but might have more than one at some weights and we have some more likely than others.   

But since you didn't, I'm going to play the long odds:

That's right just put me down for 17 (red or black, orange or blue) on all ten rolls of the wheel.  If any brackets re-seeded I'm still going with 17.  

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I like it.